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[1] [n] person residing abroad [2] [v] reside abroad Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 14
Level: 1
Radical: 亻 (#9)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2011 02:48 |
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華僑
waa4 kiu4 = overseas Chinese
僑胞
kiu4 baau1 = compatriot living abroad
美國華僑
mei5 gwok3 waa4 kiu4 = American overseas Chinese
撤僑
cit3 kiu4 = to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
僑民
kiu4 man4 = expatriates
刁僑扭擰
diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6 = to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices
越南華僑
jyut6 naam4 waa4 kiu4 = Hoa (ethnic Chinese in Vietnam)
先僑
sin1 kiu4 = overseas Chinese pioneers; overseas Chinese predecessors
僑領
kiu4 ling5 = a leader in the overseas Chinese community
僑社
kiu4 se5 = overseas Chinese community
華僑商業銀行
waa4 kiu4 soeng1 jip6 ngan4 hong4 = Hua Chiao Commercial Bank Ltd.
華僑中學
waa4 kiu4 zung1 hok6 = The Chinese High School
華僑大學
waa4 kiu4 daai6 hok6 = Huaqiao University
華僑銀行有限公司
waa4 kiu4 ngan4 hong4 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. (common formation)
苗僑偉
miu4 kiu4 wai5 = Michael Miu Kiu Wai |
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Decimal representation of this word: 僑
Unicode code for this character: U+50d1 (off-site link)
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